Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Leftover Soaked Morning Oats

Frying up in some coconut oil. Baby Brother has his
own cast iron pan and silicone spatula to avoid cross-contamination

A bowl of hot oatmeal is a favorite breakfast in my house. While we prefer it on colder mornings, it is still enjoyed on warmer days. Are there even "colder" mornings in Houston? It's all relative coming from Toronto and being from New England! Do you ever have any leftover porridge? Would you like to turn that leftover porridge into oatmeal cakes without much effort? I know that you don't ever want to throw out any of your leftover overnight soaked oats! Here is a trick: stir in a tablespoon or so of coconut oil into your leftovers and leave in fridge. When the oats cool down in the fridge you can cook up some oatmeal "cakes" since the coconut oil will solidify when cold. Then it's easy to roll into balls and flatten in a cast iron pan. Baby Brother is a big fan, at least for now; he ate 3 whole cakes with a big smile the first time I made them. No other flavors were needed to be devoured, the coconut gives the perfect sweetness. If there are leftovers for me, I sprinkle some cinnamon on top. I love such simple, warming breakfasts and snacks. Try it, tell me what you think! You can also blend up the leftover oats with some coconut milk and spices and make a yummy cold, non-dairy oat pudding. Do you soak your oats overnight? Check out how and why to soak oats and make oatcakes here. This blog post came to the rescue as I was scratching my head about how to continue to serve oats as a new and interesting food for my Baby Brother.

While they don't necesarily brown up for me at this point,
I did get a crisp "chip" which Baby Brother adored.